Africa

Mali: time, weather and facts

Mali is a vast landlocked West African nation, site of the great Mali Empire and Timbuktu's golden age as a center of Islamic learning.

Local time in Bamako

Tuesday 10 November 2026

  • UTC±0 · GMT
  • No daylight saving time
  • Time zone: Africa/Bamako

Climate in Bamako, month by month

  • Warmest April
  • Coolest December
  • Wettest August
  • Driest December
  • Sunniest December
Monthly climate averages for Bamako, 1991–2020
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C 32.6 35.7 38.3 39.5 37.9 34.8 31.6 30.6 31.9 34.5 35.4 33.3 34.7
Daily mean °C 24.9 27.9 30.6 32.3 31.6 29.1 26.8 26.1 26.7 27.8 26.7 25.1 28.0
Average low °C 17.2 20.1 22.9 25.1 25.2 23.3 22.0 21.7 21.5 21.1 17.9 16.8 21.2
Precipitation mm 2.1 0.8 3.7 18 71 130 227 264 176 53 2.2 0.0 947
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 2 6 10 14 16 13 5 0 0 67
Sunshine hours h 269 251 265 243 252 238 210 201 221 255 275 279 2959

Source: WMO 1991–2020 climate normals, Bamako-Sénou Airport station, 12 km from the centre (WMO / NOAA NCEI); Sunshine hours: 1991–2020 normals, Bamako-Sénou Airport station, 9 km from the centre (Meteostat, CC BY 4.0). Averages for 1991–2020.

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